This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about maps and geography.
Point No Point And Other Amazing, Actual Places
The website and book Sad Topographies teaches us that our planet is home to some unusually-named places, like Gloomy Lake in Ontario, Divorce Beach in Mexico, New Jersey’s Shades of Death Road (!) and a spot in Washington state known as Point No Point.
Earth Has Five Oceans Now, But Also Just One Ocean, It’s Complicated
How the oceans got their names – and why we don’t think of them as one big ocean, which is what it is – is a long and fascinating story.
How To Find Where You Are In Just Three Words
The app what3words breaks down all the spaces on earth into 3 meter by 3 meter squares and assigns each of those squares a unique set of three words.
Canada Was Almost Named “Borealia”
Canada was only one name out of many that were suggested for the new country.
Every Six Months This Island Switches Countries
Change is in the air every six months, in the border region between Spain and France.
